Conspiracy theories go back for centuries. Some of the more famous conspiracy theories in the United States include the JFK assassination, the supposed fake moon landing, 9/11 was inside job, and more recently, QAnon. But what Bigfoot? Ot the Loch Ness monster? Flat earth? Are they conspiracy theories? And what of the language about conspiracy theories being "dangerous?" For example, people say QAnon is "dangerous." But is it? If people believe something, does that make it a danger? Professor Joe Uscinski from the University of Miami answers these questions and also discusses how we as a society have become "puritanical" about truth.

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